QUILT INDEX RECORD

6-3-1569

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

State Historical Society of Iowa

Who documented this quilt?

Iowa Quilt Research Project

Iowa Quilt Research Project Number:

IQRPT-22

Alternate inventory control number:

T-22

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

7-30-1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

This is a:

Quilt top with unfinished edge

Quilt's title:

Shoo-fly

Brackman # or other source & #:

1645

How wide is the quilt?

73.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Time period:

1876-1900

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

50

Size of quilt blocks:

8.25 inches square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

None

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Paid $2 to an antique dealer for quilt top in 1975.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's country:

United States